Thunes vs WorldFirst
One of fourteen models named Thunes first on the direct prompt; zero named WorldFirst. Thunes was named by nine of the fourteen models and WorldFirst by nine and Thunes carries 14 labels and WorldFirst 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Cross-border payments and FX page.
By framing
ThunesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorldFirst
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Thunes and WorldFirst were named in the same answer nine times, of the 40 answers naming Thunes and the 30 naming WorldFirst. In those answers WorldFirst took the first choice zero times and Thunes one.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Thunes WorldFirst first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Thunes on the left and WorldFirst on the right.The direct prompt
Thunes first, WorldFirst not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWorldFirst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
WorldFirst4%#4 of 9Thunes0%#– of 9Thunes2%#5 of 15WorldFirst2%#6 of 15Thunes12%#3 of 12WorldFirst0%#– of 12What the models said about Thunes
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Thunes is repeatedly called out as the best overall choice for B2B payouts at scale” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Backend payments infrastructure providers (B2B network APIs) ... Unrivaled coverage in developing markets” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Running a platform that needs to pay users globally at scale? → Thunes, Payouts.com, or Airwallex” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
What the models said about WorldFirst
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd generally recommend WorldFirst if your priority is a mix of international payments plus actual FX risk management/hedging” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Good for multi-currency accounts and basic hedging/payments if your needs are more collection-focused” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“WorldFirst and Thunes specialize in APAC and emerging‑market corridors” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.